Tibetan transitions [electronic resource] : historical and contemporary perspectives on fertility, family planning, and demographic change / by Geoff Childs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Childs, Geoff H., 1963-

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 19.

Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fertility, Human--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Fertility, Human.

Birth control--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Birth control.

Demographic transition--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Demographic transition.

Demographic anthropology--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Demographic anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tibetan Transitions uses the dual lenses of anthropology and demography to analyze population regulating mechanisms in traditional Tibetan societies, and to document recent transitions from high to low fertility throughout the Tibetan world. Using the author’s case studies on historical Tibet, the Tibet Autonomous Region, the highlands of Nepal, and Tibetan exile communities in South Asia, this book provides a theoretical perspective on demographic processes by linking fertility transitions with family systems, economic strategies, gender equity, and family planning ideologies. Special attention is devoted to how institutions (governmental and religious) and the agency of individuals shape reproductive outcomes in both historical and contemporary Tibetan societies, and how demographic data has been interpreted and deployed in recent political debates.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / G. Childs

Introduction / G. Childs

Chapter One. Studying Tibetan Populations / G. Childs

Chapter Two. The Theoretical Landscape Of Anthropological Demography / G. Childs

Chapter Three. Polyandry And Its Discontents: Land Tenure, Marriage, And Fertility In Historical Kyirong / G. Childs

Chapter Four. Unintended Consequences: Regulating Fertility Through Celibacy In Sama, Nepal / G. Childs

Chapter Five. Tempering Pronatalism: Political Discourse And The Fertility Transition Among Tibetan Exiles / G. Childs

Chapter Six. Sanctions And Incentives: Family And Statere Productive Agendas In Rural Tibet, China / G. Childs

Chapter Seven. Tibetan Transitions / G. Childs

Chapter Eight. Wither The Tibetans? Future Implications Of Sustained Low Fertility / G. Childs

Appendix One. Kyirong’s 1958 Household Register / G. Childs

Appendix Two. Reconstructing Households / G. Childs

Glossary Of Demographic Terms And Concepts / G. Childs

Glossary Of Tibetan Terms / G. Childs

References / G. Childs

Index For Tibetan Transitions / G. Childs.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-314) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06106-6

9786613061065

90-474-4350-0

OCLC:

714568786

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004168084.i-323 DOI